Owens Outboard Cruiser Boat

Strangely I enjoy testing myself on kits like this that many find frustrating. The parts are reasonably clean but the fit leaves MUCH to be desired. Don't start this one unless you're ready to a lot of puttying and sanding. If you fight your way through, it does finish out to a very sharp boat.

Come on people...let it be known that if you put in the hard work, all things will turn out for the best! I truly love to build kits that require work than build kits that just go together. Stop with the bashing of these older kits. If you want a good kit that goes together very well, with no putty or fillers, try Revell from Germany. These kits are new and tooled to perfection. I recommend this kit for beginners to master modelers.

For me this is a great subject (pleasure boats) example of which are seen too infrequently in the modeling world. This kit appeared to me to be a re-release of an older kit so my expectations of quality were not high. While there was less flash than I expected difficulty in construction was more than I expected. While assembling the four piece hull 1/8 gaps were not uncommon. Once I started on the cabin wall 1/4 gaps appeared. There are no alignment pins and the lugs and other obstructions on the plastic that are supposed to aid in assembly get in the way more than help. At times you will wish you had 3 hands during assembly. I would recommend this kit if you are looking to develop your skills in filing, filling and fitting (a bargain leaning experience at this price) or if you want to experience what plastic kits were like in the old days else I would avoid the frustration this kit will likely cause.